Furcifer bifidus

Furcifer bifidus

Furcifer bifidus — distribution map

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Acrodonta

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Scotokaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neoreptilia Cladus: Parapleurota Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Subclassis: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Iguania Infraordo: Acrodonta

Familia: Chamaeleonidae
Subfamilia: Chamaeleoninae
Genus: Furcifer
Species: Furcifer bifidus

Name

Furcifer bifidus (Brongniart, 1800)

• Holotype: MNHN-RA 6660.
• Type locality: E Madagascar.

Combinations

• Chamaeleon bifidus Brongniart, 1800: 90 [original combination]
• Chamaeleo bifidus — Mertens, 1966 [subsequent combination]
• Furcifer bifidus — Klaver & Böhme, 1986 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

• Chamaeleo bifurcus Kuhl, 1820
• Chamaeleo bifurcatus Swainson, 1839 (n. emend. pro Chamaeleo bifurcus Kuhl 1820)
• Chamaeleon (Furcifer) brogniartii Fitzinger, 1843 (nomen substitutum pro Chameleo bifidus Brogniart 1800)
• Diceros bifurcatus Swainson, 1839 (nomen emendatum for C. bifurcus)
• Dicranosaura bifurca var. crassicornis Gray, 1865

References

Primary references

• Brongniart, A. 1800. Essai d'une classification naturelle des reptiles. Bulletin des Sciences, par la Société Philomatique 2(36): 89–91. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Glaw, F. & Vences, M. 1994. A Fieldguide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar. Vences & Glaw Verlag: Köln. ISBN 3-929449-01-3
• Nečas, P. 1999. Chameleons – Nature's Hidden Jewels. Edition Chimaira, Frankfurt; 348 pp. ISBN 3-930612-04-6 (Europe). ISBN 1-57524-137-4 (USA, Canada). Reference page. 

Links

• Jenkins, R.K.B., Andreone, F., Andriamazava, A., Anjeriniaina, M., Brady, L., Glaw, F., Griffiths, R.A., Rabibisoa, N., Rakotomalala, D., Rakotondravony, H., Randrianantoandro, J.C., Randrianiriana, J., Randrianizahana , H., Ratsoavina, F. & Robsomanitrandrasana, E. 2011. IUCN: Furcifer bifidus  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T172937A6944687. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T172937A6944687.en. Accessed on 12 March 2026.

Vernacular names

• English: Two-horned Chameleon